diff --git a/src/trackChangesModel.ts b/src/trackChangesModel.ts
index d5399ab..8e8929a 100644
--- a/src/trackChangesModel.ts
+++ b/src/trackChangesModel.ts
@@ -400,6 +400,16 @@ export function renderAuthorship(
     .join("\n");
 }
 
+/** Off-state body: the current buffer as plain markdown, no annotations (INV-33). */
+export function renderPlain(currentText: string, opts: RenderOptions = {}): string {
+  const render = opts.render ?? defaultRender;
+  try {
+    return render(currentText);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return chip(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+  }
+}
+
 /** Pure entry point: annotated HTML body for the preview (INV-22). */
 export function renderTrackChanges(
   baselineText: string,
diff --git a/test/trackChangesModel.test.ts b/test/trackChangesModel.test.ts
index 0fb1b49..6476723 100644
--- a/test/trackChangesModel.test.ts
+++ b/test/trackChangesModel.test.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ describe("colorByAuthor", () => {
   });
 });
 
+import { renderPlain } from "../src/trackChangesModel";
+
+describe("renderPlain", () => {
+  test("renderPlain renders current buffer as plain markdown (no marks)", () => {
+    const html = renderPlain("# Title\n\nhello");
+    expect(html).toContain("<h1>Title</h1>");
+    expect(html).toContain("hello");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("cw-");
+  });
+});
+
 import { renderTrackChanges as rtc2 } from "../src/trackChangesModel";
 
 describe("renderTrackChanges — intra-diagram mermaid (#22)", () => {